Need honest advice..Please!

[MeAndMyRosie]

you can find them for sale from online breeders. Tarantula Canada for example, but i dont think they have any in stock right now..

No they do not have any of those. I am actually starting to deal with that breeder now instead of the other. It is a little harder to get some of those US spiders into Canada.

 

[viper69]

Did you not just post pics of E sp. Red's? I was speaking of the pics posted.

I did, but you didn't specify in your post what species you were referring to, as I mentioned 2.

Not hard to keep at all. One of the easiest IMO. 3/4" is fine. They are often sold as 1/4 and 1/3". So 3/4" is pretty large hah.

I raised slings.

 

[MeAndMyRosie]

I did, but you didn't specify in your post what species you were referring to, as I mentioned 2.

Not hard to keep at all. One of the easiest IMO. 3/4" is fine. They are often sold as 1/4 and 1/3". So 3/4" is pretty large hah.

I raised slings.

Thanks viper for your appreciated advice. The breeder I am now dealing with now has 1/2" to 3/4" and I just did not want to be able to care for them that small.

 

[Venom1080]

No they do not have any of those. I am actually starting to deal with that breeder now instead of the other. It is a little harder to get some of those US spiders into Canada.

TC is where i buy 90% of my spiders, great dealers and people.

 

[MeAndMyRosie]

TC is where i buy 90% of my spiders, great dealers and people.

Yes... totally Agree! Been speaking to them for the past few days. Most of all their stuff are as slings, so that's why I asked if raising is hard?

 

[Jeff23]

I love the E sp. Red's docile behavior and everybody recommends them, but they are not easy to find for me. If you can get a 3/4" one you are doing well. I got tired of looking for them and ended up with three 1/4" size slings. Two out three of my E Sp. Red slings have burrowed and I haven't seen them for almost a month now. The other one is eating a little better lately but all of them were hit or miss on eating. As a beginner myself, the E Sp. Red slings are a very frustrating experience.

My G. pulchripes (Chaco golden knee) slings are very docile so far. They have eat well. One out of my three G. Pulchripes has disappeared in a burrow but the other two are visible but are staying back in their hide because I think they are in nearing molt. They were staying out in the open previously.

Eupalaestrus Campestratus is another docile T, but may be hard to find in a larger size. But if you get slings they may burrow a lot as well until they become adults. All three of my tiny slings are burrowing in the substrate.

Best of luck to you in finding what you want.

 

[MeAndMyRosie]

I love the E sp. Red's docile behavior and everybody recommends them, but they are not easy to find for me. If you can get a 3/4" one you are doing well. I got tired of looking for them and ended up with three 1/4" size slings. Two out three of my E Sp. Red slings have burrowed and I haven't seen them for almost a month now. The other one is eating a little better lately but all of them were hit or miss on eating. As a beginner myself, the E Sp. Red slings are a very frustrating experience.

My G. pulchripes (Chaco golden knee) slings are very docile so far. They have eat well. One out of my three G. Pulchripes has disappeared in a burrow but the other two are visible but are staying back in their hide because I think they are in nearing molt. They were staying out in the open previously.

Eupalaestrus Campestratus is another docile T, but may be hard to find in a larger size. But if you get slings they may burrow a lot as well until they become adults. All three of my tiny slings are burrowing in the substrate.

Best of luck to you in finding what you want.

Thanks Jeff

 

[Jeff23]

Thanks Jeff

You are welcome. One other comment. Please take some of what I said with a "grain of salt". What I stated was my observations since I am not at the expert level of many others on this forum. The 3/4" E. Sp. Red may burrow less since that is a much larger size relative to this species' full grown size. If you provide it a nice hide for privacy that may help discourage burrowing as well.

If you can get it at a good price, I think you might want to consider getting the "Red" even if you choose another different T soon in addition that eats more often and grows faster. The E. Campestratus and E. Sp. Red were my first two T's. I quickly bought another T when I decided that I wanted a more active spider to spice up things while these two species were growing. Of course I will admit that this hobby is like heroin for me. I am addicted so my spider count has went up fast.

 

[viper69]

Yes... totally Agree! Been speaking to them for the past few days. Most of all their stuff are as slings, so that's why I asked if raising is hard?

Not at 3/4" inch for Reds. Even when smaller, not hard. What is hard for some is obtaining prey small enough. Though they will scavenge feed. I would search the forum, if you haven't already, on E sp Red. I've written a lot about them for people interested at various points this past year.